Eset NOD4 Released
Antivirus protection is spelled "NOD32." Built on the award-winning ThreatSense engine, ESET NOD32 Antivirus software proactively detects and eliminates more viruses, trojans, worms, adware, spyware, phishing, rootkits and other Internet threats than any program available.
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9.3.2009
ESET Smart Security 3.0 Beta 1b
ESET Smart Security is a fully integrated security solution that includes antivirus, anti-spyware, a personal firewall and an antispam module.
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27.6.2007
ESET releases Online Scanner - Beta
ESET, a global provider of antivirus software, today announced a release of its new online scanning service. Powered by award-winning ESET NOD32 Antivirus software, ESET Online Scanner is a free Web-based service that enables computer users to perform a comprehensive system scan to check for and clean viruses, spyware, and other malwarewithout uninstalling their existing antivirus solution.
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4.7.2007
ESET Smart Security Public Beta 2
ESET Smart Security is a fully integrated security solution and includes antivirus, anti-spyware, a personal firewall and antispam. While some competitive solutions purport to have similar functionality, ESET has developed a unique approach that provides true and full integration of point security solutions.
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26.8.2007
ESET NOD32 Antivirus 3.0.414 RC1
ESET NOD32 Antivirus offers superior, comprehensive protection, the fastest scanning throughput, and the least performance impact of any solution.
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21.9.2007
OpenOffice Password Recovery
Thanks to pacpis for this news in our forum. OpenOffice Password Recovery is an "all-in-one" solution for effective recovery of passwords to open OpenOffice documents and instant removal of any type of document protection.
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23.4.2007
Hack into a Windows PC - no password needed
A security consultant based in New Zealand has released a tool that can unlock Windows computers in seconds without the need for a password.
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9.3.2008
LockCrypt 1.50 - Secure Password Management
LockCrypt is a free account management program which uses high strength AES encryption to encrypt your data, so only you can access it.
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12.5.2008
Get Free NOD32 License with Valid Username and Password for 90-Days
NOD32 is a popular antivirus software that ranks one of the best and most accurate detection and lowest failure rate.
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19.12.2006
How To Reset, Remove, Clear or Reveal CMOS BIOS Security Password
There are times that we need to reset the computers BIOS security password. Yesterday I was at the local government technical school facility and the person who is in charge of the computer told me that they are not able to reinstall Windows because they are not able to get in the BIOS to set the boot order as it is password protected. The lecturers do not know the password as it is not set by them, but by some unknown student.
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6.7.2008
Easily Login to Windows XP with No Password Administrator Account Backdoor Trick
In password-protected Windows XP Home or Professional edition system, each user logs on to his or her own user name and password to have full access to the Windows computer.
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25.11.2006ESS/ESET Antivirus beta 2 available
ESET has released a new beta version of ESET Smart Security beta 2 and introduced a stand-alone antivirus ESET NOD32 Antivirus (beta 2).
Both products can be downloaded from ESET's web site:
Eset Smart Security Beta 2:
32-bit version:
http://download1.eset.com/special/es...s_nt32_ENU.msi
64-bit version:
http://download1.eset.com/special/es...s_nt64_ENU.msi ESET NOD32 Antivirus Beta 2:
32-bit
version:
http://download1.eset.com/special/es...a_nt32_ENU.msi 64-bit version:
http://download1.eset.com/special/es...a_nt64_ENU.msi The installers are designed to install over older versions. In the event of problems with installation, uninstall the current
version you might be using and restart the computer prior to installing the new beta version.
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24.08.2007ESET AU offers free 'upgrades' from other AVs
Long Zheng: Often just because youre using a product that is in direct competition to a companys offerings, youll be treated like second-class
citizens who dont know whats good for them. Security software companies arent known for their kindness or generosity to each other, so what
ESET Australia announced today deserves to be recognized.
Currently
limited only to Australians, owners of anti-virus suites from other vendors (ex. Norton, McAfee) will be offered a free cross-grade license of the
upcoming
ESET Smart Security software equal to the remainder of their current license term
(with maximum of 1 year). Existing owners of NOD32 will also be able to acquire a free upgrade.
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29.10.2007ESET releases Online Scanner - Beta
ESET, a global provider of
antivirus software, today
announced a release of its new
online scanning service.
Powered by award-winning ESET
NOD32 Antivirus software, ESET
Online Scanner is a free
Web-based service that enables
computer users to perform a
comprehensive system scan to
check for and clean viruses,
spyware, and other
malware-without uninstalling
their existing antivirus
solution.
"It's
a pleasure for us to offer the
public the power of NOD32 in
our new Online Scanner
service," said Miroslav
Trnka, co-founder and CTO of
ESET. "ESET believes in
empowering users to make the
best AV buying decision, and
we've offered free 30-day
trial licenses for many years
that include full product
functionality. While it
doesn't replace the trial
version, the new Web scanner
takes this try-before-you-buy
philosophy a step further by
allowing users to test our
product in real-time without
removing their existing
protection."
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04.07.2007NOD32 2.7 Beta released
Eset yesterday announced the
first public beta release for
their new version, 2.7. This
new version introduces new
Anti-Stealth technology to
fight against active rootkits,
full Microsoft Windows Vista
32/64-bit compatibility, new
category for unwanted
applications and improved
cleaning of already infected
systems.
Eset
writes: " ESET is proud to
present a new beta version of
NOD32 2.7 that brings full
Windows Vista compatibility as
well as significant
improvements in terms of
detection and cleaning of
malware. "
Both
trial and paying users can
install this update.
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29.10.2006Windows Passwords: Making them Secure (Part 1)
Like any network operating system, at the heart of the security is a username and password. There are default users created (Administrator and Guest
are a few), which will all have a password associated with them. When any user attempts to authenticate or access any resource, the password for their
user account is required. Now, thank goodness, a Windows Server 2003 (and later) domain requires a password by default. This password needs to be
protected at all angles due to the potential of it being captured, guessed, hacked, or in some other way determined. There are many ways to protect a
Windows password, this series of articles will discuss what you can do to increase security for your passwords. First, we must understand how a
password is established and controlled, then how it can be attacked, so we can then take measures to protect against the common attacks.
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15.04.2009NOD32 2.70.23
ESET NOD32 Antivirus offers
superior, comprehensive
protection, the fastest
scanning throughput, and the
least performance impact of
any solution. Keep your
important information safe
& stay productive with
peace of mind. Running
separate applications for
viruses, hackers, adware, and
spyware can slow your PC, be
difficult to manage, and
provide questionable
protection. Beware of large,
bloated internet security
suites that consume hundreds
of megabytes on your PC. These
typically exist because
vendors have acquired products
and 'bundled' them together.
In contrast, ESET NOD32 was
designed from the core as a
single, highly-optimized
engine that works as a unified
Anti-Threat system to protect
against a broad spectrum of
malware. Viruses, worms,
spyware, and other malicious
attacks, which are constantly
evolving. ESET NOD32 utilizes
patent-pending ThreatSense
Technology to detect
tomorrow's threats in
real-time, by analyzing code
execution for malicious intent
- keeping you ahead of the
malware-writers.
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21.12.2006Protect Your Windows XP Computer with a Blank Password?
Weblog Digital Inspiration
offers some counterintuitive advice for users who don't protect their Windows XP computers with passwords more difficult than
simplistic passwords like
abc123: Don't use a password at all. In fact, in
this article from Microsoft, the blank password option is described as
more secure than a weak password provided 1) you only have one computer or you don't need to network your computers and 2) you trust everyone who has
physical access to the computer.
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07.03.2008Does your password pass the test?
Do we all need to be that careful about our passwords? Probably not. But passwords are one of the web's most important security tools. Whether it's
for your Google account, your banking center, or your favorite store, choosing a good password and keeping it safe can go a long way toward protecting
your information online.
So how do you choose a good password, and then keep it safe? A few of these tips can help...
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05.06.2008Configuring Granular Password Settings in Windows Server 2008 The Easy Way
Jakob H. Heidelberg: In the article series "Configuring Granular Password Settings (
part 1 &
part 2) we demonstrated how
to configure Granular Password Settings for individual users or global security groups in a Windows Server 2008 Active Directory environment, using
built-in methods. This article will demonstrate The Easy Way of how to handle these additional password policies in your Windows Server 2008 domain
environment.
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19.03.2008Safari and Chrome: Tied For the Worst Password Manager
Safari and Chrome are
tied for the worst password manager built into a major Web browser
according to a new study on the issue produced by Chapin Information Services. One problem is that some password managers can be tricked into
submitting different password credentials to different parts of the same Web site. The bug has been fixed in Firefox, but Chrome and Safari are still
vulnerable to this kind of attack.
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15.12.2008NOD32 Version 2.7 released
NOD32 for Microsoft Windows
Version 2.7 has now been
released.
This
release introduces the
following major changes:
* Support for
Microsoft Windows Vista
(32-bit and 64-bit)
*
Enhanced rootkit detection and
removal (Anti-Stealth)
* Improved classification of
spyware and adware
*
Improved removal of malware
and other small
changes through the
program.
Currently,
English and Slovak language
versions are available, with
additional languages and trial
versions to follow over the
next few days.
This
version of NOD32 is designed
to install over older versions
and will maintain all your
settings, including the
username and password.
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21.11.2006Either choose strong passwords, or don't bother with a password at all
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Earlier today I downloaded the latest Live CD for
Ophcrack,
the Windows password cracker, and tried it out on a Vista install to see how good of a password buster it is.
Conclusion: Either
choose strong passwords, or don’t bother with a password at all.
Here’s the test - I took a virtual PC that uses
Windows Vista that I’ve been sharing with a few friends (Fred, Barney, Betty and Wilma … you might know them) and put this up against the
Live CD to see how many passwords I could recover.
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31.05.2008Twitter Apps - Can we trust them?
Twitter Apps - these are the 3rd party applications which interact with twitter and provide some extra/advanced services that twitter doesn't
provide. One such app is Twply which sends your twitter replies to your Inbox. This is really great, whenever someone replies to me, I get notified.
There is one problem with such twitter apps. Some apps, like Twply, requires your twitter password to interact with your twitter account. There is no
way these twitter apps can fetch your twitter information without your password. Twply was launched on Thursday January 1st 2009 and sold to
SitePoint in less than 24 hrs! All the data, including your twitter password is now sold to SitePoint.
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02.01.2009iPhone password revealing bug
A user on Twitter has posted a message about a potentially nasty bug found on the iPhone and iPod touch firmware. This user, rpetrich, discovered the
exploit, which can reveal users passwords on the devices, according to ModMyi.com. The bug only works in certain scenarios and doesn't pose a
risk to users everywhere, unless somebody within arm reach gets a hold of your iPhone or iPod touch. The bug can be exploited in almost every
available application that stores passwords; this includes your saved email account passwords. The bug can reveal all characters, except the very
first character in the password field.
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14.09.2009GPU-Accelerated Wi-Fi password cracking goes mainstream
The once thought 8 character length password may no longer be safe, after the GPU-accelerated password recovery attack can break weak WPA/WPA-2 PSK
passwords. The Elcomsoft Wireless Security Auditor mentioned that its software can work completely off-line and find passwords by analyzing a dump of
network communications, and display them in plain-text. The Wireless Security Auditor does require the source of a valid log of wireless
communication. Experts have urged IT managers to move from 8 character WMP passwords to 12 or 15, in a quote from David Hobson: "It's a
wake-up call to IT managers, pure and simple. IT managers should now move to 12 and even 16 character keys as a matter of urgency.
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24.01.2009Microsoft security fix clobbers 2 million password stealers
Microsoft's June security updates were bad news for online criminals who make their living stealing password information from online gamers.
The company's Malicious Software Removal Tool -- a program that detects and removes viruses and other undesirable programs from
Windows machines -- zapped game password-stealing software from more than 2 million PCs in the first week after it was updated to detect these
programs on June 10.
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21.06.2008Facebook users targeted by botnet spam
Facebook users have been targeted by a large-scale spam attack that informs them that their password has been reset, and that the attached zip archive
contains their new password. Instead of a new password, users will find a trojan downloader, dubbed "Bredlab" or "Bredolab" by anti-virus
companies. The downloader then downloads additional malware from two servers, including fake anti-virus software, and joins the Bredolab botnet. This
gives attackers full control of the PC, allowing them to steal user information or use the PC to send spam emails. One of the servers is based in the
Netherlands, with the other in Kazakhstan, according to an alert on Websense, a security research company.
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30.10.2009Why does Windows XP generate so many logon failure events?
Eric Fitzgerald: I got the question last week, why there are so many logon failure events on Windows XP when it is not domain joined.
The short answer is, by design. (Yes, bad design.)
The longer answer is that the shell team is working around the fact that
there is no "tell me if this user account has a blank password" API.
When in a workgroup (not domain joined), Windows XP
displays a welcome screen that has little pictures (called "tiles") for each user who is permitted to log on to the computer.
The shell team wanted the experience that when you click on a tile, that you will immediately be logged on if your password is blank (we have good
data that a large percentage of home users have blank passwords). They only want you to be prompted for a password if you actually have a password.
Fair enough, and it also helps with accessibility for people for whom typing is challenging.
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10.11.2007Microsoft Uses Inkblots in Password Generation
Microsoft Research has just launched a new Web site InkBlot, which shows, a series of Rorschach Inkblots and helps users create a secure, personal
password that is easy to remember. The user is presented with a sequence of random inkblots. Each should remind the user of a word, a butterfly or a
pumpkin, for example. For each image, the user then types the first and last letters of the word that come to mind, such as 'by' for butterfly
or 'pn' for pumpkin. InkblotPassword.com currently has 1,000 inkblots in its database.
Passwords almost always suffer from one or
more serious problems. Users have a difficult time remembering strong (high-entropy, hard to guess) passwords. Users handle this difficulty by
recording their password somewhere insecure, by selecting a weak but memorable password, or by using the same password at multiple sites. You can also
learn more about the principles behind inkblot passwords in this Microsoft Research technical Report MSR-TR-2004-85.
One question which
comes to mind, is that if the site is saving the word associations, does it mean that it is saving your password too ?
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10.12.2007That password-protected site of yours - it ain't
It's one of the simplest hacks we've seen in a long time, and the more elite computer users have known about it for a while, but it's
still kinda cool and just a little bit unnerving: A hacker has revealed a way to use Google and other search engines to gain unauthorized access to
password-protected content on a dizzying number of websites.
While plenty of webmasters require their visitors to register or pay a fee
before viewing certain pages, they are typically more than eager for search engine bots to see the content for free. After all, the more search
engines that catalog the info, the better the chances of luring new users. But the technique, known as cloaking, has a gaping loophole: if Google and
other search engines can see the content without entering a password, so can you.
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23.08.2008